Energy From Plants and Animals

Palm trees use energy from the sun to make food. Giant palm borers eat the leaves of the palm trees. Bacteria will feed on dead palm leaves and dead insects. Based on this information, which table is completed correctly?

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Based on what you see, this animal is most likely what type of consumer?

• a decomposer

• a carnivore

• a herbivore

• an omnivore

Which sentence best describes this organism?

• It is a type of producer known as a herbivore.

• It is a type of producer known as a carnivore.

• It is a type of consumer known as a herbivore.

• It is a type of consumer known as a carnivore.

Which statement below best describes how the organism in the picture (tree) gets the food it needs?

• It gets energy by consuming other plants as food.

• It gets energy by breaking down dead material.

• It gets energy by consuming animals as food.

• It changes carbon dioxide and water into food and oxygen.

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Which term would you place in the Class column for Organism 2?

• herbivore

• decomposer

• carnivore

• producer

One way this animal gets the energy it needs is by:

• eating plants

• drinking water

• sleeping

• playing

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Which sentence best describes how the Key Largo mouse gets its energy?

• A. Energy flows from the sun to the mouse.

• B. Energy flows from the tree to the mouse.

• C. Energy flows from the sun to the mouse to the tree.

• D. Energy flows from the sun to the tree to the mouse.

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In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?

• Producers

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Top Predator

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Ultimately, from where do all life forms get their energy?

• Oxygen

• Water
• Plants
• The Sun
• Soil

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Look at the food chain. How do foxes get energy?

• from eating rabbits

• from eating grass

• from the sun

• from eating other foxes

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